Display of cotton bales and opossums, Decatur, Georgia, 1909 New York-Atlanta Good Roads Tour

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Description

View of display of bales of cotton propping up bare tree branches at Decatur, Georgia during the 1909 New York to Atlanta Good Roads Tour. Several possums cling to branches; spectators stand in street. Bearded man sits on bale, holding a small animal. Commercial buildings in background. Stamped on back: "Photo by Spooner & Wells, Inc. 1931 Broadway, N.Y." Handwritten on back: "Tours--New York-Atlanta Good Roads Tour, 1909."

Details

Creator:: Spooner & Wells
Resource ID:: na029901
Subject:: Cotton baling--Georgia--Decatur; Opossums--Georgia--Decatur; Automobile driving--Competitions--East (U.S.); Automobile travel--East (U.S.); Photographers--New York (State)--New York; Photographic prints
Date:: 1909
Format:: 1 photographic print ; 5 x 7 in.
Department:: National Automotive History Collection
Collection:: Lazarnick Collection
Location:: Tours--New York-Atlanta Good Roads Tour, 1909 #27
Negative Number:: Negative #C26,946
Copyright:: Physical rights are retained by DPL. Copyright is retained in accordance with U.S. copyright laws.